Bug 57449 - Ctrl+Alt+N differs from "New Shell" menu command
Summary: Ctrl+Alt+N differs from "New Shell" menu command
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: konsole
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Gentoo Packages Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Konsole Developer
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Reported: 2003-04-19 14:00 UTC by Anton Voloshin
Modified: 2003-10-10 15:25 UTC (History)
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Description Anton Voloshin 2003-04-19 14:00:50 UTC
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.1.1a)
Installed from:    Gentoo Packages

I set $TERM to xterm-color (instead of default xterm) for `Shell' session (Settings menu => Configure Konsole => Session tab).
After that, when I start new session through Session menu => New Shell, $TERM variable is Ok (xterm-color).
But if I run new session via "Ctrl+Alt+N" ("New Session" command), I get $TERM=xterm.

I guess this is rather unconstintent to have two different settings for new shell. Probably "New Session" should use settings from "New Shell" command.
Or there should be way to specify shortcut for "New Shell" menu item.
Comment 1 Stephan Binner 2003-05-17 13:10:52 UTC
Can't reproduce this (with this description). 
Comment 2 Anton Voloshin 2003-05-19 03:51:02 UTC
I still confirm this bug.
Just have reproduced this bug exactly following this description.
I've reinstalled kde since bugreport (same version) - bug still remains.
What do you mean "Can't reproduce" - do you mean that you get TERM=xterm-color even when start New Session using Ctrl-Alt-N?
Comment 3 frank.dekervel 2003-06-20 23:09:17 UTC
hello, 
 
control-alt-N indeed differs from 'new shell', it opens the lastly used session type. 
i have many configured session types (ssh to that host, ssh via that host to that host, ...), and 
when i hit control-alt-N it always uses the lastly used session type. 
this might be a feature and not a bug, but it is very inconvenient as it means unpredictable 
behaviour (i opened a ssh shell, i closed it again, but the next 'control-alt-n' will still connect to 
that host), and i mostly use (like probably almost everybody) the normal shell, so its almost 
never 'right'. 
I think there are two possible solutions: 
- use a default session type for the shortcut key 
- let the user assign a shortcut key for every session type (this would be sexy, but overkill 
maybe) 
 
thanks! 
greetings, 
frank 
 
 
Comment 4 Waldo Bastian 2003-06-21 13:18:38 UTC
Subject: Re: [Konsole-devel]   Ctrl+Alt+N differs from "New Shell" menu command

> this might be a feature and not a bug,
> but it is very inconvenient as it means unpredictable behaviour

I agree with the reporter that this is unpredictable behavior. I think 
predictability of the user interface is more important than the advantages 
that this feature bring along. I suggest that Ctrl-Alt-N be made equal to 
"New Shell" and that it is made possible to bind other shortcuts for starting 
other sessions.

Cheers,
Waldo
Comment 5 Stephan Binner 2003-10-10 15:25:49 UTC
It's changed in HEAD.